Sound Off
Sound Off is a continuing column in which we pose a different artist the same crucial questions. Sheldon Birnie is the lead singer of the…
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For the record lover
Last time, I said I wasn’t going to go into the science of why vinyl is better because not everyone can relate to science but…
Time to get your moon on
For the weekend of Sept. 16-18, the town of Clearwater, Man. will balloon to over 20 times its approximate population of 68 souls when the…
For the record lover
Do you ever feel like you never make enough time for your passions or hobbies? That you are constantly flooded with an inbox that never…
CD Review: Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne
A collaborative effort by Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne was originally intended as a five track EP, but the recording evolved into a…
Essentially a playlist
As I write this, the London riots are an ongoing concern (hopefully by the time this goes to print they’ll be over) and I’ve just…
Sparkled with broken glass
My city’s still breathing (but barely, it’s true) through buildings gone missing like teeth. The sidewalks are watching me think about you, all sparkled with…
Pop personas
This spring, two of the world’s biggest pop stars release albums that tell us what we already knew: Britney Spears and Lady Gaga take different…
Essentially a play list
Well this is it folks — it’s the end of another publishing year at the Toban and quite possibly the end of “Essentially A Playlist.”…
Essentially a play list
It may have been more than 15 years since I was there, but the memory of a year living in Japan has remained with me…